Extension-room.



No. 877,196. PATENTED JAN. 21, 1908. P. G. HUBERT.

EXTENSION ROOM.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1907.

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| M 'lliillm'h No. 877,196. PATENTED JAN. 21, 1908'.

P. G. HUBERT.

EXTENSION ROOM.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24. 1907.

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EXTENSION-ROOM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1908.

Application filed July 24:. 1907: Serial No. 385.283.

A" further object is to provide novel entrance meansto the expanded recess.

A further object is to provide .a novel arrangement of the utilities in the recess so thata small, recess space may be utilized to full advantage.

I accomplish these objects by'means of the device described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure outside of 1, is a perspective view of the my improved extension room in'its 0 en position," arts being broken away for t e urposes o illustration. Fig. 2, is a sectional plan of the room in its open position. Fig. 3,' is a vertical section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is an enlarged front elevation of the utilities dis bsed in the recess. Fig. 5, 1s a sectional si e elevation of the same.

recess of a general Referring to the drawings 10 designates a rectangular plan, as shown in Fig.2, provided with an opening leading'to the adjacent room 11 oi an apartment.

cess 10 may either be onstructed as shown in Fig.2 or may be built into the walls between two adjacent rooms, or may project into an adjacent room. Further, it may be built by constructing a small. extension simiwindow' on an outside wall of the lar to a bay apartment. provided to close the o and may constitute a chi in the drawings, or a wardrobe or buffet may for. panels 13 against which the chiffonnier is adapted to snugly -fit when the room is in its closed position, shoulders 14 bearing a ainst the panels. Ghifi'onnier 12 is provide with two beams 15 dis osed at either end onits bottom and whic carry tracks 16 on their u per and lower surfaces adapted to engage with rollers 17. Lower rollers 17 are mount- 'An article of furniture 12 is ening to the recess onnier, as illustrated set of bookcases, a

be substituted there- Rei The recess opening is finished with ed on floor 18 of the apartment and support the chiffonnier, forming roller bearings on which'it may-be easily moved, while upper rollers 17, which are only used at the rear ends of the beams, are either mounted on side 17 of'the recess opening, as shown in Fig. 5, or on a support 17- secured to the floor as illustrated 1n Fig. 1. Rollers 17 are so spaced that they are always covered and concealed by thechiffonnier whether it is in its extended position as shown in the drawings or in its closed position against panels 13. A stop 19 on the end of beam 15 prevents the chiffonnier from being ulled out wardly more than the roper istance by contacting with one of t e upper rollers 17 which also prevents the chiffonnier from tipping forwardly.

At one side chiifonnier 12 is rovided with a rearwardly extending vertical panel 20 forming a continuation of that side and which extends into the recess when the same is in its closed position, forming a wall for the room when the same is in its open position as shown. A re'arwardly extending horizontal anel 21 is also secured to the top of the chifonnier and to side panel 20, forming a continuation of the chifionnier top, and also forming a portion of the ceilin of the extended room as shown in Fig. 3. T e height of panel 21 is such that it fits snugly against the u per part of "the recess opemng, and the w ole structure fits closely into the recess. On the side of the recess 0 ening opposite wall 20 a door 22 is hinged w lii swinging responding to the closure formed by panel 20. It is thus manifest that the room is completely inclosed when extended and affords all necessary seclusion to the occupant. The floor; is provided with a linoleum or tile surface 23 which may be always left in position as the chiflonnier in its closed position will cover the. same. When in its closed position anel 20 is adapted to fit snugly against en wall-24 of the recess, ceiling 21 being above all the utilities in the recess and beam'15 being below the same as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. Door 22 is swung around to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, thus permitting the chifl'onnier andv its attached parts to be moved inward-1y.

I have shown recess 10 equi ped with utilities for use as a bath room'hut the proper articles may be inserted so that the room may be used as a kitchen, a pantry, or the like. In

ch is adapted to form a" closure for the extended room cor-,

the arrangement illustrated a bath tub is provided at one end of the recess and a closet fixture 26 and a wash bowl 27 at the other end. lNash bowl 27 is mounted in a box 28 which is adapted to slide on inclined guide ways 29 on either side of closet 26. Inclined guide ways 29 are of such a height and inclination that the bottom of box 28 which is provided with a rubber sheeting 30, will engage with and rest upon the closet seat when the Wash bowl is moved forwardly. Discharge 31 from the wash bowl is then ad-a ted to dischargeinto thecloset fixture, ru ber sheeting forming a tight joint between the box. and the closet seat. Water su ply fixture 32 of bath tub 25 is provided wit an upwardly extending tube 33 whose upper end is provided with a swing cook 34 of usual construction equipcped with elongated discharge pi e 35 adapte to swing over the wash bowl w en the same is in its osition over the closet. Fixture 32 is rovlded with a valve 36 which takes the p ace of the usual ,discharge spout on such fixture and by the closureof which the Water is forced to pass up- Wardly and out through discharge pipe 35 into the wash bowl. When it is wished to use the bath tub this valve is opened and the fixture then conducts the water in the usual manner.

When in its extended position my improved room is very substantial in appearance and construction, partaking of none of the flimsiness attendant a constrnction'embodying swinging hinged walls or the like. When in its closed position the closure for the recess opening constitutes just such a iece of furniture as is often built into the Wa s of an apartment and therefore completely con- Patent is 1. A wall having a recess therein, a closure for said recess, means to facilitate the movement of said closure to and from said recess, a panel secured to said closure and extending horizontally from the rear and at the top of the same, a vertical panel extending rearwardly' from one sidegof said closure, said panels extending into the recess, a closure secured to the side of the opening of said recess opposite said vertical panel, and means adapted to limit the outward movement of said closure.

2. A room provided with a wall having a recess therein, closure and extension means for said recess comprising an article of furniture, a panel secured tosaid article of furniture and extending horizontally from the rear and at the top thereof, a vertical panel extending rearwardly from one side of said article of furniture, said panels entering said recess, means to facilitate the movement of said article of furniture to and from said recess, and a closure secured to the side of the opening of said recess opposite said vertical panel. I

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 19th day of July, 1907. I

PHILIP G. HUBER'I. Witnesses:

EDMUND A. STRAUSE, OLLIE PALMER. 

